lynn / clarissa
I'm not the only one, right, who gets endlessly frustrated that it feels like I only have a finite amount of concentration, writing, coding, or studying in a day? The will to do more is there but I hit a wall long before I want to be done---which, to be fair, is fucking never
Apr 24, 2023 at 12:38amWeb
Show threadlynn / clarissaApr 24, 2023

okay so clearly I'm not the only one always frustrated by this

so what does everyone else do to not feel like being finite is the same as being a failure?

Show threadJesseApr 24, 2023
@left_adjoint Procrastinate. (It doesn't work really but it does dull the awareness somewhat.)
Show threadlynn / clarissaApr 24, 2023
@misc procrastination makes me feel like I'm going to vibrate out of my skin with anxiety
Show threadJesseApr 24, 2023
@left_adjoint Ah, yes, that probably wouldn't work for you then. Well, anyway, good luck to us both with finding healthier ways to cope with mortality! 🍻
Show threadlynn / clarissaApr 24, 2023
@misc now that you mention it I've decided that I shall simply not die until I have learned all that can be learned
Show threadJesseApr 24, 2023
@left_adjoint That's the spirit!
Show threadJesseApr 24, 2023
@left_adjoint Real talk though, I had a serious pirate ebook hoarding problem pre-COVID, like hours a day, and it was all about this. And I think on some level I was like, eventually the computer will be able to summarize these to me or otherwise help me cut a path through just what I need. Interesting personal context for the LLM mania. Don't necessarily want to project too hard, but - I think I recognize something there, for a lot of people anyway.
Show threadHe Can JogApr 24, 2023

@left_adjoint @misc ok! also be nice to yourself. you can learn 90% of what can be learned and be happy IMHO.

The figure 90% which attempts to summarize all of what can be learned is meaningless. 90% of everything is nothing.

Show threadFS9-BS "Bad Survivor"Apr 24, 2023
@left_adjoint yes, you're correct, you are not the only one.
Show threadHe Can JogApr 24, 2023
@left_adjoint solidarity <3
Show threadBrunApr 24, 2023
@left_adjoint You're far from the only one. When I choose a book to read, I'm simultaneously choosing to not read all the other possible books.
Show threadPhilippa CowderoyApr 24, 2023

@left_adjoint The wall is infuriating, especially when I only have enough for a tiny fraction of the day before I hit it!

I've, er, got very good at finding ways of passing the rest of the time at home, so long as I've got food etc sorted. Sometimes rougher elsewhere.